mr. louis and others,
I think it is very unfair to categorize a whole country under that label. as fernando says, immigration is a recent phenomenon here. when I was growing up (say 10 yrs ago) it was extremely rare to see e non- white on the streets. I have lived in london for several years and have lost count of the number of so called "paki jokes" I've heard (before I am labelled as a racist, I must say that the term "paki" which is used by some to refer to indians, pakistanis etc IS NOT ONE I HAVE COME UP WITH).
Also, please recall US segregation problems in the 60s, when they had different drinking fountains and bus seats according to race.
I don't for one minute think that Americans or English as a whole are racist, but to be fair, please, don't think that about us.
jose